Long Beach City College awards more than $750K in scholarships

Long Beach City College this month awarded more than $750,000 in student scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year, one of the largest awards in history.

LBCC spokesman Robert Garcia said LBCC has one of the country's largest scholarship programs at the community college level.

Of the 1,200 students who applied for scholarships this year, 1,100 were awarded some type of funding.

The oldest scholarship recipient this year was 71, and the youngest was 13.

The scholarships included the Long Beach College Promise Scholarship, which awards a tuition-free first semester for all students from the Long Beach Unified School District, and a $100,000 scholarship gift from Long Beach Rotary.

"We are proud of all the scholarship recipients this year," LBCC President Eloy Oakley said in a statement.

"Our College Foundation, Board of Governors, and generous donors have done an incredible job of supporting our students, especially in these tough economic times."